aHave you decided what you are going to take next semester?
你决定下一个学期要修什么了吗?
bWell, I'm an English major, you know.So I came here to make sure I'm taking the right things.
嗯,我的主修是英文。所以我要确定我修的课是正确的。
aGood. I think it's a good idea. Our department should require meetings like this.
很好。我认为这是很好的想法。我们系上应该也要有这样的会谈。
bI want to finish my degree in four years.So I don't want to forget to take classes I need.I have a friend who has to stay in college another year.She didn't know until recently .There were some classes she needed to take to graduate.She didn't know about them.
bI brought my transcript from my first year.Here. And here is the list of courses I plan to take in the fall.
我带了我第一年的成绩单。这里,这个清单列的是我这个秋季想要修的一些课。
aAlright. Good.I see you've already taken six credits of your breadth requirements.You have one botany class and one chemistry class. And political science.So that's nine credits. Did you take English Composition 201?
bNo, I don't need to. I took Advanced Placement English in high school.So I'm not required to take composition.
没有,我不需要。我在高中的时候有修过进阶英文, 所以我不需要修作文课。
aExcellent. I see you have the 18th century poetry class for next semester.And the modern novel class. You haven't taken a Shakespeare class yet.
很好。我看你下学期有一门十八世纪诗词要修,还有当代文学这门课。你还没有修过莎士比亚那门课。
bNo, I thought I would take it later.
没有,我想晚一点再修。
aActually, I recommend you take Shakespeare sooner rather than later.
实际上,我建议你早些修读莎士比亚那门课比较好。
bWell, I suppose I could cross out the 18th century poetry class.I have to see when the Shakespeare class meets.
嗯,我想我就把十八世纪诗词划掉。我需要看一下莎士比亚那门课什么时候上。
aLet me look at the timetable.Shakespeare meets Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 11
00 AM.
bI can take it then. I have that time slot free.
我可以修了。我那段时间有空。
aGood. I recommend it. Shakespeare is of course enormously important.We want our students to take the class as soon as they can.And Professor Friedman is an excellent teacher.
aTell me, Lisa, what made you decide to be an English major?
告诉我,丽莎,是什么让你决定要成为一个英文专业的学生。
bI want to be an English professor in the future.I love studying literature, and I want to teach it.
我希望在未来成为一名英文教授。我很喜爱学习文学,也想教文学。
aReally? That's great to know.
真的吗?很荣幸知道。
bThat's the reason I want to finish my B.A. in four years.Because I know I will be in school a long time.I want to start the M.A. and Ph.D. program as soon as possible.